The Senior R&D Metallurgist provides technical expertise in areas of materials and processes in support of all areas of the company.  Initiates and conducts new product development, works directly with customers and potential customers to resolve technical problems, and assumes leadership of R&D during the absence of the R&D Manager.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Initiate and conduct new product development, especially in the areas of new alloy formulation, materials processing and innovative use of Company’s processes and materials.
• Assist with day-to-day manufacturing problems related to materials and processing and take lead role in the development of innovative solutions to manufacturing problems.
• Provide technical support to the Sales and Marketing departments.
• Work directly with customers and prospects to select appropriate Ney products.
• Perform detailed failure analyses for company, customers, and prospects.
• Prepare well-written, professional reports for both internal and external use.
• Provide technical training, and support of, field sales personnel.
• Maintain working knowledge of technological developments in both new and existing markets and keep upper management aware of potential impact of these changes.
• Support new product development activities of others within the company.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Supervise activities of R&D technicians.
• Undertake special projects as requested by the R&D Manager.
• Develop and document new test methods to support improved product quality/ reliability.

Position Summary: 

This high-level Metallurgical Engineering position is responsible for challenging technical issues related to forging, heat treating, quality assurance, product development and process improvement efforts. Development of forging value propositions with our customers to address their challenges and needs is a fundamental responsibility of this position. 

 Job Duties and Responsibilities 

• Work closely with cross functional team (Sales, Forge, Heat Treat, Vendors, ) to develop new customers, product types and/or market segments.
• Collaborating with customers and sales team members on difficult technical jobs.
• Develop, write, and ensure effective execution of manufacturing procedures including forging and heat treatment procedures.
• Teaching office and shop employees’ metallurgical concepts and practices.
• Develop and maintain raw material specifications.
• Disposition of material (NDE) and mechanical test failure rejections.
• Research and development projects for process improvement and product
• Support raw material supplier development including auditing and quality issues.
• Troubleshooting and problem solving utilizing a highly scientific approach while immersed in a high-energy environment with production (customer) demands.
• Technical development and resources for Company’s metallurgical engineers.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn relevant metallurgy topics.
• Represent Company in industry organizations as requested.

Seeking a Metallurgical/Welding Engineer to take the lead on the development, implementation and maintaining additive and weld manufacturing systems for our Defense and Nuclear markets. This role will balance a combination of technical aptitude and strong problem-solving skills, while collaborating at all levels of the organization and providing hands-on shop support. This role is responsible for technology, people, and process qualifications.

Additional responsibilities include:

Lead or assist in the development of welding and additive manufacturing automation systems.

Develop and own the welding program (AWS, ASME and others). Collaborate with quality as to the system enhancements required for certification.

Provide on-the-floor support to welders and other engineering team members in the executing of welding and/or other additive processes and products.

Work closely with the non-destructive testing team in the development and sustainment of a weld inspection program

Develop, write, and ensure effective execution of manufacturing procedures including Additive and welding manufacturing procedures.

Working closely with the materials lab, review process and welder qualification samples, adjusting practices and/or coaching to ensure sustainable quality performance.

Interpret industry and customer specifications and communicate requirements.

Teaching office and shop employees welding concepts and practices.

Troubleshooting and problem solving utilizing a scientific approach

Research and development projects for process improvement and product development. Work closely with cross functional team (Sales, Forge, Forge Development Team, Heat Treat, Vendors, etc.) to develop new customers, product types and/or market segments.

Through industry research, serve as a technology subject matter expert in welding and additive manufacturing.

Failure analysis and disposition of internally and externally rejected forgings/welds.

Implementation of necessary corrective actions

Represent company in industry organizations as requested.

The role of the Mill Metallurgist is to provide technical support to operations and sales, determine mill capabilities and answer customer inquiries, lead and assist in customer and internal corrective actions, assist in development/expansion of products and process improvements, disposition non-conforming product, setup production orders to meet customer requirements and perform other duties as assigned. Safety is the most important part of all jobs within company; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.

Minimum Qualifications:

BS degree in Metallurgy or Materials Engineering

Experience with steel rolling, finishing or galvanizing processes

Other steel mill experience or other metal finishing experience